Guidewire entrapment during Greenfield filter deployment.
Prevention of pulmonary embolism by inferior vena cava filter has long been established. The Greenfield filter continues to be modified to improve deployment methods. A new filter design allows insertion through tortuous anatomy. We present, by way of a case report, a unique complication related to this design. The filter design, deployment technique, and the rationale behind them are discussed. Suggestions for avoiding this problem are provided.
Browne
R J
RJ
Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
Estrada
F P
FP
D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects*